Election Day 2012: Voters cast ballots

Ten voters in the tiny village of Dixville Notch, N.H., cast the first Election Day votes of the 2012 general elections. President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney tied with five votes each. The town has opened its polls shortly after midnight each Election Day since 1960, but the tie was the first in its history.

Voting poll lines in Bedford, N.H.

Vice President Joe Biden casts his ballot in Wilmington, Del.

Mitt and Ann Romney cast their votes in Belmont, Mass.

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan casts his vote in Janesville, Wis.

Orange County, Fla., voters stand in line at Precinct #325 during a light rain. The average wait time to vote is one hour.

Having voted early in October, President Barack Obama makes a unscheduled stop in Chicago at his campaign field headquarters to make campaign phone calls.

Residents of Rosslyn, a neighborhood in Arlington, Va., stand in long lines to vote, some waiting more than 2 1/2 hours.

Residents of Rosslyn, a neighborhood in Arlington, Va., stand in long lines to vote, some waiting more than 2 1/2 hours.